“No man, not even a doctor, ever gives any other definition of what a nurse should be than this – ‘devoted and obedient’. I attribute my success to this –
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Continuing the healthy living initiative launched by the city police, 76 men and women police began a month-long fitness improvement programme on Wednesday.
The police have tied up with a private fitness centre for the programme. Father Muller Hospital has provided its conference hall, indoor stadium, gymnasium and ground for the personnel.
Inaugurating the programme, Police Commissioner N. Shashi Kumar said the personnel are fit when they join the force. With hectic work schedules and personal responsibilities, they find it hard to maintain this in service. Long hours of duty, irregular eating habits, and lack of sleep takes a toll.
Dr Prasad B Shetty, Controller of Examinations, Nitte (Deemed to be University), was happy to be the first one to get the Covid-19 vaccine at KS Hegde Medical Academy on Monday.
MANGALURU: As many as 1,006 persons including doctors, nurses and other staff from the healthcare sector received vaccine against Covid-19 in Dakshina Kannada district on the second day of drive on Monday.
While the health department had fixed a target to vaccinate 2,240 healthcare workers at 24 centres including government hospitals and medical colleges in the district, only 45% people turned up. On the first day of the drive held on Saturday, the department had a target to cover 508 people through the vaccination drive held at six centres, but only 229 (45%) people received the shots and 62 had refused to get a vaccine.